iPhone/Android: YouMail, the "freemium" voicemail replacement service that offers web-based message handling and transcription services, has launched free applications to better integrate its services with iPhones and Android-based handsets.

iPhone users already get a "visual voicemail" list through their default voicemail service, but YouMail's app adds transcription read-outs for those who pay for that service, or use the limited free option detailed in our Battle of the free visual voicemail and transcription services. The iPhone app also allos for saving, deleting, and responding by phone or message to your YouMail messages, and it's easy to presume that push notifications will be factored into updates of the application.

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Those with Android-powered phones can get most of the same transcription and message-listing functionality with a recently released free (beta) app posted on Android's forums. The developer notes that the app loads a little slow at first if you've got a whole lot of messages stashed away, but after that the synchronization should work smoothly. Got a Blackberry model? YouMail's already there.

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Until Google Voice's own voicemail/transcription services and mobile apps come out of a tightly closed beta, YouMail's app looks like a real feature boost for Android users, and a decent transcription tool for iPhones. YouMail's iPhone and Android apps are free downloads, and each requires a YouMail account to use, along with some form of transcription plan for full functionality.